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The Inefficiencies of the Latest Energy Code

The Pro Builder

But as building codes become increasingly more stringent with each new code cycle, in some cases the returns on the margins aren't yielding an energy-savings benefit that justifies the higher construction costs. Early editions of the IECC helped new homes achieve much higher levels of energy performance. Energy Information Agency.

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HCSS Highlights its HCSS Plans Software for Digital Plans Management

Civil + Structural Engineer

With its near real-time version control; organization and syncing of markups; ability to show precisely how the planned construction looks in the field; and easy to use built-in calculators for determining common material quantities, HCSS Plans helps the heavy civil market build right every time.

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No one’s left in the dark 

Civil + Structural Engineer

km twin-tube tunnel that will have 10, 15-m-long cross passages and three technical buildings, each of which is 16.8-m Each day they install and measure new reference points and import them into the Navigator software on the tablets, providing the georeferenced positioning needed for all tunneling tasks. “We

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Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency

The Pro Builder

Getting Older Homes Up to Snuff for Energy Efficiency ibush Sat, 04/29/2023 - 08:30 Residential buildings account for about 21% of energy use and 20% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the U.S. RELATED Energy-Efficiency Road Map: Whole-Building Envelope Sealing The Need for Resilient Construction Is Real. Have ideas?

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How to Build Healthy Homes That Protect Homebuyers From Radon

The Pro Builder

How to Build Healthy Homes That Protect Homebuyers From Radon ibush Mon, 07/03/2023 - 17:25 Consider a relatively simple and inexpensive passive mitigation system to vent radon—a radioactive, odorless, invisible gas—and deliver a truly healthy home Andrew Shipp A silent poison, a fatal gas, an invisible killer. In fact, according to the U.S.

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Trimble Releases Top-Tier R980 GNSS System Delivering Greater Work Productivity for Geospatial Professionals

Civil + Structural Engineer

Building upon premium features available on Trimble’s latest receiver models, including the Trimble ProPoint ® positioning engine, the new R980 adds several new elements including upgraded communication capabilities to support uninterrupted field operations. About Trimble Trimble is transforming the ways people move, build and live.

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Total Station in Surveying | Operations of Surveying | Advantage & Disadvantage of Surveying | Types of Surveying | Uses of Surveying

CivilJungle

An entire station is a combination of a digital theodolite, an electronic distance measuring device (EDM) and a microprocessor with a memory unit. When the Digital theodolite has been used with a built-in electronic distance-measuring unit, the birth of this new concept in fully automated surveying started.